Violent crime is down in Fort Myers while non-violent crime has slightly increased, according to data released by the Fort Myers Police Department.

The big number: recorded homicides dropped to 10 in 2017, down from 15 in 2016.

Data from the department's annual report released Thursday shows, from 2016 to 2017, there was a 20 percent drop in violent crime that includes murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

That was one of Fort Myers police Chief Derrick Diggs' main goals when he took over the department in 2016.